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Awaken, nurture and sustain your creative spirit though the cultivation of small daily acts for 100 Welcome to the 100DayProject site! See where it leads.

This site is intended to awaken, nurture and sustain your creative spirit though the cultivation of small daily acts for 100 days! "If creativity is a habit, then the best creativity is the result of good work habits. They are the nuts and bolts of dreaming." -- Twyla Tharpe, The Creative Habit

How do you start? Decide to do a 100 day project. Pick a start date -- and an ending date 100 days later. Then do one thing a day for 100 days (mornings are especially good). Do something quick, creative, and do it without fear. Don't think too much, or better yet, don't think at all! Hang the pieces up in your house -- watch them grow! The project then takes on a life of its own. That's it in a nutshell!

12/02/2022

Coming Full Circle -

We love that T.S. Elliot quote. Its wisdom is often encountered in art making, right? When a piece is finished, we often find seeds of a new beginning in it. And so, we move on to the next creation, absorbing the learning and inspiration from the work that came before. That’s how we grow as...

03/20/2022

Welcome to Spring! - https://mailchi.mp/71542bab64c1/kickstart-your-creativity-15332292

The Out of the Darkness into the Light project began during the darkest time of the year. Since then, we’ve been witnessing the growing daylight as we move into this miraculous season of Spring. We have also watched our work evolve as we navigated through periods of stagnation, stops, restar...

03/13/2022

Nourishing Ideas - https://mailchi.mp/9313d2d017c6/kickstart-your-creativity-15329884

Sometimes we think our thoughts are unworthy, our ideas uninteresting, and our desires unnecessary. While thoughts like these likely trouble all of us, it is doubly so among those of us in the arts. It is like doubt on steroids.

03/06/2022

Flow - https://mailchi.mp/e2623df8e6c2/kickstart-your-creativity-15327632

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a psychologist who recognized and named the psychological concept of flow, a highly focused mental state conducive to productivity. He talked about 9 elements of enjoyable work. These 9 elements describe how it feels when an experience is enjoyable. This is a fantast...

02/27/2022

Noticing - https://mailchi.mp/388b99597523/kickstart-your-creativity-15322628

A big part about developing a creative habit is about noticing. Often these are small, quiet things. Other times they are eureka moments. One is not better than the other – it’s all good. Our job is to pay attention – and stay open and aware. Noticing these fleeting moments is ...

02/20/2022

Play - https://mailchi.mp/6a0b77eb6b2d/kickstart-your-creativity-15320328

There is an old Sanskrit word, lila, which means play. Richer than our word, it means divine play, the play of creation, destruction, and re-creation, the folding and unfolding of the cosmos. Lila, free and deep, is both the delight and enjoyment of this moment, and the play of God. It also means...

02/13/2022

The Perfect Cup of Coffee - https://mailchi.mp/f1aa19fdc4ac/kickstart-your-creativity-15275080

The seed of your next art work lies embedded in the imperfections of your current work." - David Bayles, Ted Orland Art and Fear

02/06/2022

Vigilance - https://mailchi.mp/58ddc2954d41/kickstart-your-creativity-15224936

I have a feeling that sooner or later I shall arrive at something legitimate, only I must begin, not with hypotheses, but with specific instances, no matter how minute. If I then succeed in distinguishing a clear structure, I get more from it than from a lofty imaginary construction. And the typi...

01/30/2022

Being Stone Stupid - https://mailchi.mp/68f298afad62/kickstart-your-creativity-15224360

When we sit down each day and do our work, power concentrates around us. The Muse takes note of our dedication. She approves. We have earned favor in her sight. When we sit down and work, we become like a magnetized rod t hat attracts iron filings. Ideas come. Insights accrete." - Steve...

01/23/2022

Be Like a Tracker - https://mailchi.mp/0f89bc3d4319/kickstart-your-creativity-15063796

Hello Everyone! We don’t know about you, but for us focus and concentration are more challenging in these pandemic times. Pre-pandemic, our experience of focus was like a laser beam, vision and action were clear and aligned. During these times however, we sometimes feel untethered, more eas...

01/16/2022

"X" Rarely Marks the Spot - https://mailchi.mp/677fd7f22298/kickstart-your-creativity-15063780

Hello Everyone! The Solstice Project is a creativity excavation. Archeologists also excavate, screening and removing a lot of soil before recovering small artifacts. Similarly, our creative practice is also a journey of discovery that’s messy, indirect and takes time and effort. In our ...

01/09/2022

Conjuring Magic - https://mailchi.mp/4cf1396e154c/kickstart-your-creativity-13476668

Hello Everyone! As a weekly creative practice, the Solstice to Equinox project provides time and space for more introspection, more time to ponder and observe. It’s a hands-on, less rigorous, and more doable holistic approach to growing creativity. It offers room for observing magic - allo...

01/02/2022

The Time Ahead - https://mailchi.mp/de8afc1458aa/kickstart-your-creativity-10658368

Hello Everyone! As we cross the threshold from the past year to the time ahead, we hope 2022 is the best year ever for you. It’s an astonishing time to be alive – when we step back and look at it that way. We are living with enormous uncertainty that we feel in our bodies. We are all ca...

12/26/2021

Showing Up - https://mailchi.mp/8c7c63dc9eec/kickstart-your-creativity-10656720

Hello Everyone! Each day offers us the possibility for inspiration and growth. Our creative practice is about showing up. When we consciously show up for the mundane things on our to-do list, in the quiet reflective moments, during our morning and evening rituals – we gain insight into our exper...

12/19/2021

Launch Day Approaching! - https://mailchi.mp/77c70fb7b129/kickstart-your-creativity-10653904

"It is possible to find a routine than can begin to feel like a spiritual practice, opening you to guidance, energy, and creativity. Creating routines for yourself that comfort you will quiet your mind, and it is this quiet mind that allows inspiration to spring forth.” Julia Cameron

12/12/2021

Fresh Beginnings - https://mailchi.mp/b0b071f9d78b/kickstart-your-creativity-10651176

Hello Everyone! As we edge closer to the darkest day of the year, we invite you to join us as we cross over the threshold and journey into the light. The Winter Solstice is an especially auspicious time to trust the magic of new beginnings! What is the Solstice Project? The Solstice to Equin...

12/05/2021

A Different Creative Journey! - https://mailchi.mp/7aaf3479215c/kickstart-your-creativity-10592860

Hello Everyone! We are excited to introduce a different creative practice for 2022! After more than 10 years of experimenting with a 100 day structure to support artistic creativity, we’re moving away from that rigorous daily approach to a more doable and holistic weekly practice instead. ...

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